The Press., 1887-12-22

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 IN resigning the pastorate of the 1st Bap- tist church in Hartford, Rev. l. l.. Potter makes no small sacrifice. He gives up work for which he has been all his life pre- pairing himself, and in which he was already we'll on the road to eminence. And yet he takes the only honorable course open to him. There is no reason why 8 clergyman should not be governed by the Same principles of honor that 8 business man should be in the conduct of his business, though instances have been known where entire churches have been carried bodily away from the principles of those who built them, by ministers who when engaged were supposed to be grounded in the established faith of the founders of the church. There is church in New Hamp- shire which was carried over by sheer force of numbers to different denomination, the minister having gradually proselyted the ma jority of hls people, and finally 'frozen out" the faithful few, who now occupy < small church of their more recent building, and every Sunday hear the ringing of the bell of the church their fathers built, calling to worship people of a different faith. MT. Potter's different course does him credit In his letter or reSlgnat1On ne says:
 To the position which I now occupy I am held by veneration for my aged father, who has for nearly half century "ministered among you in holy things" by my esteem for the good men and true who have labored with me in the gospel, and by you, my people, who have given your love so richly that not one unkind or accusing memory comes before mo while I write. I have at times been in great perplexity of mind concerning those be- iefs and practices which distinguish the Bap- tist church from other associations and con- panies of christian people. Presently found a great desire springing within, that, as far as possible, all walls of partition might be brok- en down and we all come ''in the unity of the faith and the knowledge of Christ" to be one unbroken body, clothing and expressing to men, the beauty and saving power of essen tial divine truth.
 Nevertheless, taking it for granted that this desire was the child of sentiment rather than of reason or principle, strangled it as far as possible, and accepted the call to become your pastor. A few months later l allowed myself to be einstalled-permanently hoped as Baptist minister. But during the quiet hours of recovery from 8 dangerous illness, the old questions came back again and would not be silenced. Then it was I determined that so soon as health should be firmly estab- hshed, would give most careful attention to the entire subject of church polity. During more than half year, and in great sense o1 my responsibility, have striven to carry out that determination, and have come to the de. liberate and serious conviction that I am not in harmony with the distinguishing tenets oi the denomination. Having come to this con clusion, common honesty requires this resig nation.
 At 8 semi-annual meeting in Hartford last week of the Connecticut council o1 education, Mir. 0. D. Hine of the board o1 education, spoke of the state text book or hygiene. He described the work which he said the board did not feel qualified tc undertake but had put in competent hands The board approved the book as a whole but thought there might be improvements in some particulars. The call for the book has been voluntary and it has gone into all but six schools in the state. Abou 10000 copies have been sent out. It wal not generally used as text book but the subject was taught with the book as foundation. Some parents objected tt having their children study it. MT. Jen nings of Bristol and Mr. Fitield of New Haven said there had been talk of object ing to the book. The latter had not heard of it, however, un til he entered the room and thought the book served it's purpose It was used in the higher grades in New Haven. Professor O. F. Carroll of the state normal school said the book contained the root of the matter. MT. Charles Northend of New Britain considered it g great help in teaching the subject. Mr. A. B. Morrill, of the normal school agreed with Mr. Hine in approving the book. | was wholly for beginners and was vel adapted to the purpose. After further dis cussion in which some fault was found with few expressions, ths discussion closed, and the following resolution wat passed :- .[
 Resolved That the council fully approves both the text book of physiology prepared under the direction of the state board of edu tion,and it's early introduction into the schools of the state.
 train on the Sixth avenue elevated railroad at New York, crowded with pas sengers, was thrown from the track neal the Franklin street station in West Broad way Tuesday afternoon. The cars would have fallen into the street but for the fac that at the point where the accident tool place third track is being put in over the middle of the street, and timbers to sus tain the additional track had been throwr across between the tracks on the sides o